عوم

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root عوم primarily relates to the concept of a year or a period of time, often associated with cycles of growth and dormancy. It also extends to the act of swimming and floating, and by extension, to things that move or float on water.

Derived headwords

العامnoun

1.
yearboth
A period of twelve months, a full cycle of seasons.
2.
a specific yearclassical
Referring to a particular year, often in the context of its characteristics like drought or abundance.

أعوامnoun

1.
yearsboth
The plural of عام (year).

عائمadjective

1.
floatingboth
Something that floats on the surface of water.
2.
exaggeratedly longclassical
Used to describe a year that felt excessively long, especially during times of hardship.

عومnoun

1.
swimmingboth
The act of propelling oneself through water.
2.
floatingboth
The state of being buoyant and resting on the surface of water.
3.
year (plural)classical
A less common plural form of عام (year), used for emphasis.

عامverb

1.
to swimboth
To move through water by means of limbs or fins.
2.
to floatboth
To rest or move on the surface of a liquid.
3.
to flowclassical
Used to describe the movement of celestial bodies, like stars, as if floating or flowing.

عاومverb

1.
to hire for a yearclassical
To employ someone or rent something for a period of one year.
2.
to sell for a future year's harvestclassical
To sell crops or fruits based on what is expected to be produced in the following year.
3.
to grant a year's delayclassical
To extend the payment period of a debt by one year, often with an increase in the debt amount.
4.
to bear fruit intermittentlyclassical
Used for a tree that bears fruit in one year and not the next.

معاومةnoun

1.
yearly hiringclassical
The act of hiring or renting for a year.
2.
sale of future harvestclassical
Selling crops or fruits for the yield of the following year.
3.
extension of debtclassical
Granting a one-year delay on a debt, often with an increase.
4.
prohibited saleclassical
The forbidden practice of selling crops or fruits for two or three years in advance.

عوميadjective

1.
yearlyclassical
Pertaining to a year, having lasted a year.

العويمnoun

1.
a period of three to ten yearsclassical
A duration of time, specifically referring to the third year and onwards up to ten years.
2.
a period of timeclassical
A general term for a span of time, often used in phrases like 'a long time ago'.

تعويمverb

1.
to cause to floatmodern
To make something float on water.
2.
to bear fruit intermittentlyclassical
Describing a vine or tree that bears fruit in one year and not the next.

عوامadjective

1.
skilled swimmerboth
A person who is very proficient at swimming.
2.
fast-moving (horse)classical
Describing a horse that runs with great speed and fluidity, like a swimmer.
3.
floating (ships)classical
Describing ships that are floating or drifting.

عومةnoun

1.
small swimming creatureclassical
A small aquatic creature that swims, resembling a black, round gem.
2.
raftclassical
A floating structure made of branches or other materials used for crossing water.

العامةnoun

1.
raftclassical
A floating structure made of branches or other materials used for crossing rivers.
2.
headwearclassical
The part of a turban that covers the head.

عاميadjective

1.
dried upclassical
Describing plants that have dried up after a year, often due to drought.

العامةnoun

1.
head of a riderclassical
The head of a rider that becomes visible in the distance in a desert.

عامةnoun

1.
handful of harvested cropclassical
A small bundle or handful of harvested crops, gathered together.

عومةnoun

1.
type of snakeclassical
A specific kind of snake found in Oman.

عوامname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A proper name for a male individual.

عوامname

1.
a place nameclassical
The name of a specific location.

عائمname

1.
an idolclassical
A name of an idol worshipped by ancient Arabs.

Parallel reading

العام: الحول يأتي على شتوة وصيفة، والجمع أعوام، لا يكسر على غير ذلك، وعام أعوم على المبالغة.

The year: It is the cycle that comes with winter and summer, and its plural is 'a'wam, it is not broken down otherwise, and 'a'm is used for exaggeration.

وأراه في الجدب كأنه طال عليهم لجدبه وامتناع خصبه، وكذلك أعوام عوم وكان قياسه عوم لأن جمع أفعل فعل لا فعل، ولكن كذا يلفظون به كأن الواحد عام عائم.

And I think in drought it is as if it has become long for them due to its dryness and lack of fertility, and likewise 'a'wam 'awm, and its pattern should be 'awm because the plural of 'af'al is 'af'al, not 'af'al, but this is how they pronounce it, as if the singular is 'a'm 'a'im.

وقيل: أعوام عوم من باب شعر شاعر وشغل شاغل وشيب شائب وموت مائت، يذهبون في كل ذلك إلى المبالغة، فواحدها على هذا عائم؛

And it is said: 'a'wam 'awm is from the pattern of 'shi'r sha'ir, and 'shughl shaghil, and 'shayb sha'ib, and 'mawt ma'it', they go in all of that to exaggeration, so its singular on this basis is 'a'im.

من مر أعوام السنين العوم

from the passing of the years of the exaggeratedly long years

وهو في التقدير جمع عائم إلا أنه لا يفرد بالذكر لأنه ليس باسم، وإنما هو توكيد،

And it is, in estimation, a plural of 'a'im, except that it is not mentioned alone because it is not a noun, but rather an emphasis.

صواب إنشاد هذا الشعر: ومر أعوام؛

The correct recitation of this poetry is: and the passing of years;

وعام معيم: كأعوم؛ عن اللحياني.

And 'a'm mu'ayyim: like 'a'wamm; from Al-Lihyani.

ناقة بازل عام وبازل عامها

a she-camel in its third year and a she-camel in its third year

يقال لقيته عاما أول، ولا تقل عام الأول.

It is said: I met him last year, and do not say the first year.

عاومه معاومة وعواما: استأجره للعام؛ عن اللحياني.

He hired him for a year, with 'mu'aawamah' and 'a'waama: he hired him for the year; from Al-Lihyani.

المعاومة أن تبيع زرع عامك بما يخرج من قابل.

Al-Mu'aawamah is that you sell your year's crop for what comes out next year.

المعاومة أن يحل دينك على رجل فتزيده في الأجل ويزيدك في الدين،

Al-Mu'aawamah is that your debt becomes due to a man, so you increase the term for him and he increases the debt for you,

أجرت فلانا معاومة ومسانهة وعاملته معاومة، كما تقول مشاهرة ومساناة أيضا،

I hired so-and-so for a year ('mu'aawamah') and for a year ('musaanahah'), and I contracted with him for a year ('mu'aawamah'), just as you say for months ('mushaharah') and for years ('musanahah') also,

والمعاومة المنهي عنها أن تبيع زرع عامك أو ثمر نخلك أو شجرك لعامين أو ثلاثة.

And the forbidden 'mu'aawamah' is that you sell your year's crop or the fruit of your palms or your trees for two or three years.

نهى عن بيع النخل معاومة ، وهو أن تبيع ثمر النخل أو الكرم أو الشجر سنتين أو ثلاثا فما فوق ذلك.

He forbade the sale of palm trees by 'mu'aawamah', which is that you sell the fruit of the palm, vine, or tree for two or three years and more than that.

ويقال: عاومت النخلة إذا حملت سنة ولم تحمل أخرى، وهي مفاعلة من العام السنة، وكذلك سانهت حملت عاما وعاما لا.

And it is said: the palm tree 'aawamat if it bore fruit one year and not another, and it is a 'mufa'alah' from 'a'am (year), meaning the year. Likewise, it 'asaanahat' if it bore fruit one year and not the next.

من أن شجاك طلل عامي

from that a ruined dwelling of last year grieved you

ولقيته ذات العويم أي لدن ثلاث سنين مضت أو أربع.

And I met him 'dhaat al-'uwaym', meaning from three years ago or four.

يقال جاورت بني فلان ذات العويم، ومعناه العام الثالث مما مضى فصاعدا إلى ما بلغ العشر.

It is said: I lived next to the children of so-and-so 'dhaat al-'uwaym', and its meaning is the third year from what has passed, and onwards up to ten.

أتيته ذات الزمين وذات العويم أي منذ ثلاثة أزمان وأعوام،

I came to him 'dhaat az-zamin' and 'dhaat al-'uwaym', meaning from three periods and years ago,

هو كقولك لقيته مذ سنيات، وإنما أنث فقيل ذات العويم وذات الزمين لأنهم ذهبوا به إلى المرة والأتية الواحدة.

It is like your saying: I met him a few years ago. And it was feminized, so it was said 'dhaat al-'uwaym' and 'dhaat az-zamin' because they intended it to mean a single instance or occurrence.

وقولهم لقيته ذات العويم وذلك إذا لقيته بين الأعوام، كما يقال لقيته ذات الزمين وذات مرة.

And their saying: I met him 'dhaat al-'uwaym', and that is when you meet him between the years, just as it is said: I met him 'dhaat az-zamin' and 'dhaat marrah'.

عوم الكرم تعويما: كثر حمله عاما وقل آخر.

The vine 'awwamat 'ta'wiman': its yield was abundant one year and scarce another.

عاومت النخلة: حملت عاما ولم تحمل آخر.

The palm tree 'aawamat: it bore fruit one year and not another.

عنب معوم إذا حمل عاما ولم يحمل عاما.

Grapes 'ma'wum' if they bore fruit one year and not another.

وشحم معوم أي شحم عام بعد عام؛

And 'ma'wum' fat, meaning fat from one year after another;

علافيف قد ظاهرن نيا معوما أي شحما معوما؛

camels that had joined with a fat camel, meaning fat from year to year;

ومن يكن فتى عام عام الماء، فهو كبير

And whoever is a man of the year of the water, he is great

أتيتك يوم يوم قمت، ويوم يوم تقوم.

I came to you on the day you stood, and on the day you stand.

العوم: السباحة، يقال: العوم لا ينسى.

Al-'Awm: Swimming, it is said: Swimming is not forgotten.

علموا صبيانكم العوم ، هو السباحة.

Teach your children swimming, it is swimming.

عام في الماء عوما: سبح.

He swam in the water with 'awman': he swam.

رجل عوام: ماهر بالسباحة؛

A man 'awwam: skilled in swimming;

وسير الإبل والسفينة عوم أيضا؛

And the movement of camels and ships is also 'awm;

وهن بالدو يعمن عوما

And they in the desert swim with 'awman'

وعامت الإبل في سيرها على المثل.

And the camels swam in their movement, by analogy.

وفرس عوام: جواد كما قيل سابح.

And a horse 'awwam: a noble steed, as it is said a swimmer.

وسفين عوم: عائمة؛

And ships 'awm: floating;

إذا اعوججن قلت: صاحب، قوم ... بالدو أمثال السفين العوم

When they deviate, you say: Companion, stand up... in the desert like floating ships

وعامت النجوم عوما: جرت، وأصل ذلك في الماء.

And the stars 'aawamat 'awman': they moved, and the origin of that is in water.

والعومة، بالضم: دويبة تسبح في الماء كأنها فص أسود مدملكة، والجمع عوم؛

And al-'awmah, with dammah: a small creature that swims in water as if it were a round black gem, and its plural is 'awm;

قد ترد النهي تنزى عومه، ... فتستبيح ماءه فتلهمه،

It may approach the water, leaping with its 'awmah, ... and drink its water and swallow it,

والعوام، بالتشديد: الفرس السابح في جريه.

And al-'awwaam, with shaddah: the horse that swims in its running.

يسمى الفرس السابح عواما يعوم في جريه ويسبح.

The swimming horse is called 'awwam, it swims in its running and it swims.

العامة المعبر الصغير يكون في الأنهار، وجمعه عامات.

Al-'aammah: the small crossing that is in rivers, and its plural is 'aammaat.

والعامة هنة تتخذ من أغصان الشجر ونحوه، يعبر عليها النهر، وهي تموج فوق الماء، والجمع عام وعوم.

And al-'aammah: a thing made from branches of trees and the like, by which the river is crossed, and it floats on the water, and its plural is 'aam and 'awm.

العامة الطوف الذي يركب في الماء.

Al-'aammah: the raft that is ridden on water.

العامة والعوام: هامة الراكب إذا بدا لك رأسه في الصحراء وهو يسير،

Al-'aammah and al-'awwaam: the head of the rider when his head appears to you in the desert while he is traveling,

ولا يسمى رأسه عامة حتى يكون عليه عمامة.

And his head is not called 'aammah until he has a turban on it.

نبت عامي أي يابس أتى عليه عام؛

A plant 'aamiy: meaning dried up, a year has passed over it;

سوى الحنظل العامي والعلهز الفسل وهو منسوب إلى العام لأنه يتخذ في عام الجدب كما قالوا للجدب السنة.

except for the dried-up colocynth and the weak 'al-'ilhaz, and it is attributed to the year ('aamiy) because it is taken in a year of drought, just as they said for drought 'as-sanah'.

والعامة: كور العمامة؛

And al-'aammah: the folds of the turban;

وعامة عومها في الهامه

and the entirety of its floating is in the skull

والتعويم: وضع الحصد قبضة قبضة، فإذا اجتمع فهي عامة، والجمع عام.

And at-ta'wim: placing the harvest handful by handful, and when it gathers, it is 'aammah, and its plural is 'aam.

والعومة: ضرب من الحيات بعمان؛

And al-'awmah: a type of snake in Oman;

المسبح الخشب فوق الماء سخرها، ... في اليم جريتها كأنها عوم

The floating wood on the water, He made it subservient, ... in the sea its running is like 'awm

والعوام، بالتشديد: رجل.

And al-'awwaam, with shaddah: a man.

وعوام. موضع.

And 'Awwam. A place.

وعائم: صنم كان لهم.

And 'A'im: an idol they had.